Stove



2, J. c. OLSEN. JR, ET AL 1,869,711

STOVE Filed April '7. 1930 Jigrf. 6

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Patented Aug. 2 1932 "Urrnn STATES PATENT OFFIE JAMES c. OLSEN, .13., AND HARRY L. B0'1TLE, or ANDERSON, IND ANA, AssIGNons T0 ANDERSON STOVE COMPANY, or ANDERSON, INDIANA, A coaron 'rioN or INDIANA STOVE Our invention relates particularly-to cooking ranges, and our main object is to provide an organization in which the fuel supply manifold'and the valves or switches for the heating elements in the cooking-top are arranged at one end of the range below its top-frame and with the valve controls extendingthrough the top-frame and preferably flush with its surface. Other objects will be apparent from the disclosure in connection with'the embodiment of our invention shown in the drawing.

Referring to the accompanying drawing which illustrates one form or exemplification of our invention, Fig. 1 is a-top plan View of a range showing the location of the oven section, the cooking-top section, the gas-manifold and the control valves; Fig. 2 is aview in front elevation of the stove equipped with the parts as shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is a detail view in cross-section on the line 33 in Fig. 1, omitting the lighter for convenience of illustration; Fig. 4: is a detail sectional View on the line 4;4L of Fig. 3, showing the supports for the drip-pan and drawer in the cooking-top section; Fig. 5 is a detail topplan view of the end shelf of the cooking-top with wells for the handles of the valves or switches, and Fig. 6 is a detail view partly in elevation and partly in section on the line 6- 6 in Fig. 1, showing the arrangement'of the gas-manifold, end shelf and one of the burner-valves and its handle. In the'form shown in the drawing the parts are arranged with the oven-section of the range attheleft hand side of the cooking-top, and it is to be understood that this arrangement can be reversed to locate the oven-section at the right hand side of the cooking-top, as our invention is applicable to both of these organizations.

In the drawing the reference numeral 1 designates the frame of the stove 2 the oven section comprising the usual upper baking oven" and lower broiling oven having a suitable center-heat gas burner 3, and 4 the burner-box of the cooking-top in which any suit-v able number of burners 5 are supported beneath the grid plates 60f the top frame 7 of I the cooking-top. The frame 7 may project laterally beyond the end of' the burner-box to form an end shelf 8, orthe frame may frame 7 the manifold is fastened to it with a suitable clamp, and when a removable shelf is employ-ed the manifold is held in place by a bracket bolted to the range. The manifold is connected at its inner end with a suitable gas supply v(not shown), and its valve-controlled nozzles or jets 10 are alined with the feed-tubes 11 of the burners 5, each tube having a suitable air-mixer 12. Each jet 10 is governed by a valve or cook 13, having a, handle ltprojecting upwardly through an elongated opening 15 in the shelf 8, which is suitably marked with On and Off signs at the ends of the openings to indicate the corresponding positions of the valves, as

"shown for example in Fig. 5. In practice we form the shelf 8 with depressions or wells 16 above the valves or cocks into which their handles ltproject through the openings 15 in the floors of the wells-in convenient position for easy manipulation, the arrangement preferably being such that the handles do not project above the plane of the shelf and are in alinement and move in the same transverse line or plane, and the On and Off 7 markings areon the floor of the wells and respectively at their corresponding ends and in the direct line of vision of the person manipulating the handles, all as shown for example in Figs. 1, 5 and 6. In the form here shown each well 16 is formed to accommodate a pair of valve-handles, but they may be madeseparately for the corresponding handles, or a singlewell for all the handles may be provided. The manifold is connected by a feed pipe 17 with a valve-controlled nozzle or jet 18 V alined with the oven-burner feed-tube 19 having the usual air-mixer 20, and the jet 18 is governed by'avalve or cock 21 having an operating'rod 22 extending forwardly under the top-frame at the inner side of the burnerbox-toward the front of the range and ,tere.

minating below a well or depression 23 in the front portion of the frame similar to the wells 16 and into which its operating handle 24 extends, as shown for example in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. Thus the valves and controls for all the burners are under the cooking-top frame, the handles for all the burners extend through it and their ends are approximately flush with it, and they can be manipulated through the frame by the operator at the front of the range and without any exposure to backfiring of the burners. Also, by locating the valves and controls as described the drip-pan 25 can be provided with a vertical frontpiece 26 forming a closure for the open front of the burner-box and having a handle 27 so that the pan can be conveniently removed, and when it is in place and a utility drawer 28 is used the range has the appearance and effect of a two-drawer front. The cooking-top has suitable opposite guide support 29 for the pan and drawer.

A suitable lighter 30 connected by a feedpipe 31 to the manifold may be employed for the burners 5, and its valve-control handle 32 projects upwardly into a suitable well 33 in the frame 7 adjacent to the line of the wells 16. Hooks 34 for hanging utensils may be provided on the burner-box and base band of the stove.

lVhile we have shown a range of the cabinet type it is obvious that the oven section and its associated burner and control ele ments may be omitted, and that the cookingtop section and its associated elements will provide a complete cooking-top unit. In either case the cooking-top may be open or closed, the burners may be of suitable type to utilize gas, gasoline, kerosene or crude oil, or the heating elements may be electrically operated. The manifold and its associated parts may be arranged below the shelf at either end of the range to provide a right-hand or lefthand range. Various changes in the form and arrangement of the parts may be made without departing from the scope of our invention.

WVe claim:

1. In a cooking range, a cooking-top frame having a plurality of openings in one end, a fuel supply manifold, a plurality of heatin g elements in the cooking-top, fuel-feeding means between said elements and manifold, and valves beneath the frame controlling said fuel-feeding means and having their handles extending through said openings in all positions of the handles, accessible for manipulation from above said frame.

2. In a gas range, a cooking-top frame having a shelf extending atone end beyond the body of the range and provided with a plurality of wells having openings in their floors, a gas manifold, a plurality of burners in the cooking-top, and valves below the shelf controlling the fiow of gas from the manifold to the burners and having their operating handles extending through the openings in the well-floors and flush with the top of said shelf.

3. In a gas range, a cooking-top section having a top-frame and a plurality of burners, a gas-manifold beneath one end of said frame, an oven-section at the opposite end of said frame, a gas-burner in the oven-section, valves below said frame controlling the flow of gas from the manifold to the burners, and valve handles extending upwardly through the top-frame.

v 4:. In a cooking range, a top-frame having a well provided with an elongated slot in its floor, a burner, means to supply heat to the burner, a valve for said supply means, and a handle for the valve extending upwardly throu h said slot into said well.

5. fl gas range having an oven-section provided with a burner, a cooking-top section provided with a plurality of burners and a top-frame formed with marginal wells having openings in their floors, gas-supply devices including valves arranged below the topframe, and valve handles in the wells extending through their floor openings.

6. A range having a burner-box provided with a plurality of heating elements, a topframe projecting beyond one end of said box, control devices for said heating elements below the projecting end of said frame and having their handles extending through it, and a drip-pan in said burner-box having an upwardly extending front piece forming a closure for the front of said box.

7. A range having a burner-box provided with a plurality of heating elements, a topframe projecting beyond one end of said box, control devices for said heating elements below the projecting end of said frame and having their handles extending through it, a drip-pan in said burner-box having an upwardly extending front piece forming a closure for the front of said box, and a drawer in the range below said drip-pan.

8. A range comprising an oven-section at one end provided with a burner, a burnerbox at its other end provided with a plurality of burners, a top-frame extending beyond the free-end of the burner-box, a gas manifold below the top-frame extension, fuel-feeding means betwe n the manifold and burners including valves having upwardly projecting handles, the valves for the burner-box burners being located below the extension of the top-frame and the Valve for the oven-burner being located below the inner end of the topframe, and the top-frame having openings in line with the valve-handles and through which said handles extend. 7

9. A range comprising an oven-section at one end provided with a burner, a burner-box at its other end provided with a plurality of burners, a top-frame having a shelf extending beyond the free end of the burner-box,

a gas-manifold below said shelf, fuel-feed ing means between the manifold and burners including valves having upwardly projecting handles, the valves for the burner-box burners being located below said shelf and the valve for the oven-burner being located belowthe inner end of the top-frame, and wells in the top-frame in line with the valve handles and having slots in their floors through which said handles extend.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

JAMES C. OLSEN, JR. HARRY L. BOTTLE. 

